Visor document clip



Dec. M, 1948.

R. E. KROGH VISOR DOCUMENT CLIP Filed Jan. 50, 1948 Ar o/e/VEY PatentedDec. 14, 1948 UNITED STATES PAT-ENT OFFICE -2,f156,129 I VISOR DOCUMENTCLIP Ralph E. Krogh, Detroit, Mich.A Application January 30, 1948,Serial No. 5,441

'I'his invention relates to improvements in document clips of the typeemployable on the visor of an automobile or elsewherewhere convenientand rm anchorage of the document clip to a relatively flat structurelsdesirable.

The primary object of the invention is to provide a simply constructedand inexpensive document board which employs a novel resilent anchorageonto the automibile visor or the like that is automatically andpositively effective upon telescoping the heel plate of the documentclip onto the said visor.

Other objects of the invention will `become apparent by reference to thefollowing detailed description taken in connection with the accompanyingdrawing, in which:

Fig. l is a view in perspective showing al document clip embodying theinvention removably secured to an automobile visor, the said visor beingindicated in dot and dash lines.

Fig. 2 is a top plan View of the embodiment of the invention disclosedin Fig. 1.

Fig, 3 is a longitudinal sectional view of the document clip taken onthe line 3 3 of Fig. 2.

Fig. 4 is a longitudinal sectional view of the document clip similar toFig. 3 except that the document clip is shown applied to a visor ordocument board, the said visor or document board being indicated in dotand dash lines.

Fig. 5 is a transverse sectional view taken on the line 5-5 of Fig. 4.

Referring now to the drawing wherein like numerals refer to like andcorresponding parts throughout the several views, the document clip Iillustrative of the invention is shown in Fig. 1 removably secured to anautomobile visor II which is indicated to be mounted on the interior ofthe automobile body I2 by means of a bracket I3 and self tapping screwsI4.

The said document clip I0 is composed of a somewhat resilient U-shapedheel plate I having a pair of laterally spaced V-shaped ribs I6 formedtherein providing laterally spaced longitudinally disposed V-shapedgrooves |60 along the interior of the said U-shaped heel plate I5. Theouter ends of the said U-shaped heel plate I5 are ilared outwardly at|50 to permit the said heel plate I5 to be telescoped readily onto thevisor or the like I I. The said heel plate I5 is provided with a pair ofapertures I1 through the top thereof centered over the said V-shapedribs I 5, which apertures are preferably located slightly rearwardlyfrom the upper outwardly ared end |50 of the said heel plate II. Aresilient spring wire clip I8 is formed into a document engaging arm I9,a pair of coiled spring elements 20 and anchorage loops 2|, also, ifdesired a pin 22 may be employed through the vsaid coiled springelements 20 to maintain the said coiled spring elements 20 in alignment.The clip I8 is assembled to the heel plate I5 by inserting the ends ZIBof the anchorage loop 2| through the apertures I'l in the top of thesaid heel plate I5. The clip I8 is indicated in Fig. 3 in its unsprungstate wherein the extreme ends 2| 0 of the anchorage loop 2| arepositioned into the longitudinal V- shaped grooves IBO of the heel plateI5 and the coiled spring elements 20 or disposed in vvertical spacedrelationship above the top of the said heel plate I5.

When the document clip I D is applied Ato an automobile visor or thelike II, the heel platex'IE is telelscoped over the edge thereof. Whenapplying the heel plate I5 to the visor I I, the document engaging armI9 is lifted counter-clockwise from its position as viewed in Fig. 3 andis permitted to spring against the visor I I after the telescoping ofthe said heel plate vI5 thereon as indicated in Fig. 4.. It will benoted that this lifting of the document engaging arm I 9counterclockwise from its unsprungposition shown in Fig. 3 moves theanchorage loops 2| of the clip I8 further through the apertures Il inthe top of the heel plate I5 forcing the anchorage loop 2| to assume anattitude whereby the central portions 2I00 of each anchorage loop ZIbecome pressure points against the visor II whereby to rmly engage andanchor the document holder I0 to the said visor II. Obviously, the moredocuments |00 that are placed under the document engaging arm I9, thehigher the outer end of the said document arm I9 will bev lifted and thegreater will be the anchorage pressure of the anchorage loops 2| againstthe visor II.

Although but one embodiment of the invention has been disclosed anddescribed in detail, it is obvious that many changes may be made in thesize, shape, arrangement and detail of the invention without departingfrom the spirit and scope thereof as defined by the appended claims.

I claim:

1. A document clip for automobile visors and the like comprising aU-shaped heel plate having a pair of laterally spaced apertures thereinnear the open end thereof, a spring wire document engaging arm includinga pair of laterally coiled spring elements at the inner end thereof,each coiled spring element including an arcuate anchorage loop ai; theend thereof disposed substantially parallel to the document engaging armpositioned through the said apertures in the said U-shaped heel platewith the ends of the said loops in contact with the inside of the saidU-shaped heel plate whereupon the said document engaging arm assumes aposition diagonally across the open end of the said U-shaped heel plate,the said anchorage loops contacting and engaging the automobile visorand anchoring the said documenti,- ciipithereto when thefsaid heellplate is t'eiescopedoventhe edge' ofthec saidrvisor and the documentengaging arm is sprung against the face of the said visor.

2.'A document clip for automobile 4Visors and the like comprising aU-shaped heel plate-'having' a pair of laterally spaced ribs thereinfforming,

interior grooves and having a pair of laterally spaced apertures thereinat tHe-.base ofthe saldi grooves near the open end thereof, a springwire.` document engaging armlincluding a pair of'laterally coiled springelements at the inner end thereof, each coiled spring elementAincludingan' arcuate anchorage'. loop atv the' en'd thereof di's' posedsubstantially, parallel toA the' document'engaging'armpositionedlthrough the said apertures' in the saidfusi-rapedy hee-r plate with theV ends of' the' said' loops disposed .inthe said grooves inl Contact withY the inside of' the said U-shaped heelplate whereupon the said document engaging arm assumes'a position'diagonally -across the open chorage loops; contacting'4 and' engaging'the auto'- mobile visor' an'd anchoringv the said document' c'liptheretowhen the'said heel plate istelescoped over tlreedge ofthe' said"visorand' the'document engaging arm is sprung against the face of the' i thesaid heel plate is telescoped over the edge of the said visor and thedocument engaging arm is sprung'a-g'ainst the face of the said visor.

4': A document clip for automobile Visors and the like comprising aU-shaped heel plate outwardly' flared" atfits open end having a pair oflaterallys spaced ribs therein forming interior grooves and having apaid of laterally spaced apertures therein at the' base of the saidgrooves ynearthe' flared open. end thereof, a spring wire Ad'ocun'i'entengaging arm including a pair. of laterally' coiled'I spring elementsatv the inner end thereof', a-vpin disposed through the said coiledspring elements maintaining. the'A said coiled spring' elements intransverse alignment, each coiled spring element including` an arcuateanchorageloop at the en'dzthere'oi disposed substantially'parallel tothe document' engaging, arm positioned through the said apertures in thesaid U-shap'ed'. heel pl'ate' with the' ends of the said loops disposedin the said grooves in' Contact with the inside oftliesai'dU#shaped'heeLpl'ate whereupon thev said' document engagingarrn'assumes' a' position diagonally across the open end of the said U-shaped heel plate', the said anchorage loops' contacting and'engagingthe automobile visor and anchoring' the saiddocument clipthereto when t'lie'said"hee'l plateis telescope'd over the edge-of thesaid, visor" and the do'cument engaging arm is' sprung against thetfaceofthe said'visor.

No; ref eren'c'es'cited

